The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says a serious fungal disease that attacks a popular garden shrub has been found in Wisconsin for the first time. State AG officials say boxwood blight was found at a nursery grower in Kenosha County during a routine annual inspection. The U-S-D-A Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed July 19th that the samples carried a fungus that causes boxwood blight. Officials say the fungus can also infect pachysandra. Boxwood and pachysandra are common in home and public gardens.
Boxwood Blight Found In Wisconsin
Jul 27, 2018 | 5:00 PM
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